Tensions Rise Between Two Koreas
As tensions increase as a result of the March 26 sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan, presumably by a North Korean submarine,...
World News
Arrests in Pakistan Over Attempted Times Square Bombing
Pakistani officials on May 21 announced that they have arrested suspects in connection with...
N. Korea Threatens War Over S. Korean Charges
AP reported a North Korean statement on May 20 asserting that South Korea fabricated...
Press Freedom in the New Russia
The corruption of communism still haunts Russia. Contrary to much Marxist mythology, Russia under...
Greek Socialist Blames American Banks for Crisis
Greece, a nation wrecked by very costly public employees unions, which has yet to...
Spanish Judge Garzon Suspended
BBC News reported on May 14 that Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon has been suspended...
Afghanistan: Still Getting Worse Before It Gets Better
The United States invaded Afghanistan in October 2001. Six years later then-Senator Barack Obama,...
Cameron Is New UK Prime Minister
Queen Elizabeth appointed British Conservative Party electoral victor David Cameron as Prime Minister on...
Katyn Massacre Conference Held
On May 5, 2010, in Washington, D.C., at the Library of Congress, a special...
U.S./NATO Troops Celebrate Victory Day in Red Square
Anti-communists at the height of the Cold War may have dreamed of the day...
Israel Still Averse to UN Plan for Nuclear-free Zone
Reuters news reported on May 7 that Israel does not plan to review its...
Iraqi Prison: Torture Was “Routine”
The New York-based Human Rights Watch reported April 27 that a secret Iraqi prison...
Just Politicians in British Election
While no one yet knows how the British general election of 2010 will end,...
President of Ukraine Denies Stalin-Era Soviet Holocaust
The Russian state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reported on April 27 that Ukrainian President...
The Aftermath of the Sinking of the South Korean Ship Cheonan
Reuters cited an April 22 Yonhap News Agency report that the South Korean military...
Mexican Drug Cartels Commit Hotel Kidnappings
Sealing off the surrounding streets with motor vehicles on Wednesday, April 21, several hooded...
Iraqi Secret Prisons: Taking a Cue from the United States?
The Iraqi government has run a secret prison where minority Sunni Muslims were kept...
Continued Human Rights’ Violations in China — Where’s Michael Moore?
China never fails to top itself when it comes to human rights violations. Even...
Direct Democracy for the European Union
On March 31, 2010, the European Commission issued its final report on the oversight...
Holidays as Human Rights
If you've always dreamed of that blue sky holiday relaxing with a book and...